Christian conservatives go to court: Religion and legal mobilization in the United States and Canada

International Political Science Review

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Hoover, Dennis R ^a   Den Dulk, Kevin R ^b  

^a Institute for Global Engagement   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American exceptionalism; Christian right; Legal mobilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242766943     PISSN: 01925121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192512104038165     Document Type: Review

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